Lately, I have been working on a novel (yes, a 60,000 word novel) that I hope to publish on October 17. Now, I'm not sure if the story line is deep, dark, and interesting. It may not be as dark as I wish, but it's something. ALL types of feedback is welcome.
The main character, Joson Lyndon (first name pronounced EXACTLY how it is spelled), is not normal by any means. He is 16, gifted (not really stressed because it plays only minor rolls), and can really make anyone smile with his drawings. It seems to everyone that he always wears this long-sleeved coat and gloves where ever he goes, and he does. He is trying to hide the fact that he has a high-tech, defective, prosthetic right arm. He hides this fact because his is subconsciously scared that when people ask, the memories will be brought up and people won't see HIM.
(Why is this 16+? You'll find out later.)
Joson spent his 16th birthday in a hospital for reasons he doesn't have the heart to tell anybody. But I, the author, do. So, I shall tell you.
Joson was in a horrid car accident that (he thinks) took his mother (who he doubts is his mother), father, and unborn sister's lives. He thinks this because no one spoke of them around him while he was still "mentally fragile" and "couldn't think straight". It also begs the question of how he, who received the full force of the impact, survived and they didn't. He doesn't think about it too much because he soon has other things to worry about.
(Not making sense? I will explain why the injuries were so bad after this is done. It's optional.)
His aunt, Lila, becomes his new guardian and forces him to go to a boarding school in the fictional town of Adrian, Virginia, to finish high school. He "agrees" because he knows he doesn't have a choice.
There, he meets a girl named Amelia, her friend named Emma, and his roommate named J.J. There are rumors concerning J.J. and another student, and Joson is challenged to figure out if they are true or not. He accepts this challenge because it seems like stupid fun. Later on, he figures out that Emma is stalking him and that Amelia likes him. He decides to ignore Emma and teach Amelia archery (yes, he can shoot a bow and arrow with a defective prosthesis) because she has been asking him for weeks.
Due to a project that their Social Studies teacher assigns them, Joson is exposed when a certain student reads aloud the article that was written about him. Just as he expected, the students don't see him for him anymore. They just see some poor little scrawny boy who has been severely damaged. Then rumors about J.J. become more specific.
The rumors are revealed to be about J.J.'s sexuality. Students say that he was caught with Jake, Amelia's ex-boyfriend, in the boy's locker room kissing. J.J. reluctantly tells Joson that the rumors are true, and that he even finds Joson attractive in a way.
A little later, his parents and baby sister come for a visit, something tragic happens to Amelia, and people think Joson is to blame.
It all goes downhill from there.
SO, what do you think? ANY feedback is welcome. Please, don't restrain yourselves.
**Joson's injuries are so bad because the car slammed right into his door (he was resting his head on it), and his arm became pinned. Tension snapped several muscles, veins, and bones in his shoulder so that it separated the arm from the rest of his body. At that time, there was nothing available that could save his arm.
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